..     GOLDEN EAGLE (aquila chrysaetos).     ..

Photo taken at Turnberry Hotel, Apr '05.

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Length: 75-88cm

Wingspan: 2.0-2.2m

Weight: 2.8-4.5kg (m); 3.8-6.6kg (f)

 

 

 

 

 

Occasional yelps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Open moorland, mountains, prairies and tundra.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Widespread

Never numerous

EU25: Rare

IUCN: Least Concern 

 

 

 

�Rob Brown

77x59mm

N.B. EGG COLLECTING IS MURDER. IT IS IMMORAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.

Extra Info:-

Eggs:-

Lifespan:-

Population:-

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Incubation:-

Fledging:-

2

43-45 days

65-70 days

Season: from February

38 years

 

 

4100-4500 pairs

 

 

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Distribution:-

Mammals such as rabbits hares and squirrels, and birds such as grouse and ptarmigan. Also fish, snakes insects, fawns, lambs and carrion.

The eyrie (usually in a tree or on a cliff face) is a mass of sticks which is added to each year.

 

Throughout much of North America and Europe, Asia and the northern tip of Africa.

 

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Aigle Royal

Goldadler

Aquila Reale

Konge�rn

Aguila Reale

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